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christmas. hmmm. well, i must say this was definitely an interesting one. christmas was spent at a mall. no lie. over 8 hours at the coex. if i don't see another mall in quite some time i'll be happy. had it not been for giant christmas trees, the blasting of feed the world in every shop, some santa hats, etc. it could have been any monday. nothing closes here. when i was coming home last night around 9ish i noticed that the guy who cuts my hair was working. ok, who gets a haircut on christmas. now don't get me wrong. it wasn't an entirely bad christmas. thankfully i got to spend the day with two great peeps: bc and princess. we always manage to have fun when we are together. perhaps its because we are so fabulous. so what brought us to the mall you ask? well, we wanted to see the 4pm showing of the science of sleep. princess and i actually arrived near noon. when we got to the box office it was mobbed. only 5 seats left for the 4pm show. needless to say by the time we reached the counter only 1 seat remained. we opted for the 6:10 show. bc arrived around 1pm. we grabbed some lunch then spent the next hours of our lives roaming the mall. there's was a point when i felt like i was trapped in a maze of endless people and shops. inside it was like an oven. we tried to find lockers for our stuff but they were all full. for some reason i couldn't get my body temperature to cool day. with each passing hour i was getting warmer and warmer. at first excited about shopping and buying things that phase soon passed. the anime shop that i love to visit when there didn't even spark an interest. i did manage to find a coat i sort of liked but didn't buy. princess and i meet a "special" friend while smoking. why do i always attract the crazy people. we did manage to spend some time at a coffee shop across from the mall. yes, we actually left for awhile only to return to the madness.

mall-dazed

by the time the movie started i felt completely wiped out. i was looking forward to sitting and getting lost within the movie. however, my plan was somewhat foiled when the movie went from english to french and spanish. of course the subtitles were in korean. there's was a point where i thought about leaving but decided to tough it out. i'm glad i did. fortunately the movie is very visual. plus i got to watch gael garcia bernal for two hours. dreamy.

sigh…

the french and spanish didn't really bother me to much. for the most part i understood the story and didn't feel like i missed much of anything besides a few french jokes. it really is an amazing film. in the theater they have several promo booths for movies. bc and i had our picture taken at the science of sleep booth.

science of sleep booth, coex

opening presents, drinking, eating, and being with family that it seems strange to do other things. i must say next year you must leave at when i got home i spoke with my family. they were all gathered at my sister's house in florida. seeing that i hadn't opened the gifts from my sister yet i did so on the phone. it was kinda of like being there but not really. i seldom get homesick living here but did realize that if you're not going to some tropical paradise for christmas then it's best to be home. i miss being with family at this time of year. seeing the little ones all excited about santa's arrival, drinking, and eating. perhaps next year i'll be home for the holidays...

christmas scores
1. let dai — a korean manga
2. art now — artists at the rise of the new millennium
3. sandman vol.4 & vol.5
4. raise the red lantern — three novellas
5. logan's run dvd
6. cherry note paper
7. some calvins
8. viva la icon farrah t-shirt — sweet!!

stay gold & be well…

p.s. photos by bc